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Social-Emotional Learning and incorporating executive functioning skills in dance curriculum. With this training, I started a dance class for children with special needs. From 2016-2018, I attended Smith College in Massachusetts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in dance choreography and performance. What made you choose PLU?One of the co-founders of Sapience Dance Collective held this position at PLU years ago–which is a fun full-circle. She had told me about the job and how much she loved working at

the summer. I worked with Shannon Johnson (our social media director here) for a couple days, and she inspired me to ramp up our social media game. Here at Alaska, we have a “Social Care” sector that is dedicated to answering questions that come through Twitter all day. It’s a special, personal touch for our customers that they really appreciate – I’m bringing the social care idea to Mast Media by having our Twitter and Snapchat open 24/7 to questions. I think the incoming first-years will really

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Tacoma and as a teacher and counselor in public schools throughout Massachusetts and Alaska.About PLUPacific Lutheran University purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement. With distinctive international programs and close student-faculty research opportunities, PLU helps its 3,300 students from all faiths and backgrounds discern their vocations in life. Founded in 1890 by Norwegian pioneers, PLU continues the distinctive tradition of Lutheran higher education

the refugees out. It is not enough. Our world is shrinking under the pressure of the globalized economy, but sadly, governmental structures have not caught up to the needs of a globalized society. Diversity. Social Justice. Sustainability. PLU’s values for the new millennium become now more relevant then ever. How fast can we spread this word to our world? Read Previous Ordal Hall: Lots is New for Fall Read Next PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If

successful outcomes. “Your folks could be a poster child for our four distinctions,” said Wes Creel of Colleges of Distinction. PLU also was named a “best practices leader” for its First-Year Experience Program (FYEP) and Living/Learning Communities and will be featured in Colleges of Distinction social-media and website content.Other Recent PLU DistinctionsEarlier this year, PLU: was named a Best in the West University by The Princeton Review; ranked number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category

services, education benefits, employment opportunities, post-traumatic stress disorder, housing and a number of other subjects of concern to many local veterans. There will also be a number of representatives on hand to offer self-care and veteran care resources to spouses and dependent children of veterans. The fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Anderson University Center and is co-sponsored by the Tacoma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Social Action Committee. Admission to

safe driving messages. Knudsen’s campaign featured a scratch off ticket showing the effects of driving under the influence. The ticket’s nine scratch off sections revealed the very real consequences of driving under the influence in witty and humorous ways to appeal to the audience. The campaign was designed using either research they had conducted or studies from other departments within the DOL. Their findings indicated these younger audiences could be drawn in by clever humor and would be

military science, said Thapa’s accomplishment shows the rest of the nation what PLU students are capable of. “We (at PLU ROTC) are really good at what we do,” Dye said. “Three out of the last five years, we’ve won the regional MacArthur Award. Thapa beat out people from Stanford, people from Berkeley, MIT (for this honor). It’s good for the nation and the Army to see that little PLU has great students, too.” Thapa studies biology and anthropology and plans to earn a master’s degree in public health

for a feat of architecture on a campus of PLU’s cachet, even at the time of its ribbon cutting. But, like a quality pair of hiking boots—sturdy, safe and accommodating— Foss was always fit for its charge. “It was far from a perfect building, but its imperfections were part of its charm,” reflected former ASPLU President and Foss resident Willie Painter ‘06 on social media after learning of the university’s decision. “While I can understand the decision to demolish the building, the hardest part is